Michigan Republicans on Wednesday officially ousted state party chair Kristina Karamo, ending
a weeks-long feud that began with a Jan. 6 vote to remove her from her post over insufficient fundraising and party infighting.
“The committee on contests ruled that it is their belief that Karamo was removed as chair, and it was recommended to the RNC executive committee to ratify [Pete] Hoekstra as chair,” an RNC official said in a statement. “The Executive Committee took action today to unanimously ratify Hoekstra as an RNC member as chair.”
Karamo, an election-denier
previously backed by former President Donald Trump, began serving as party chair last year after losing her bid to become secretary of state in 2022. Her far-right rhetoric as leader of the state party alienated donors and, along with debt issues, led some of her allies to join the push to remove her from her post.